It's much the same today, isn't it?
Tom Waits/Kathleen Brennan
I'd sell your heart to the junkman baby
For a buck, for a buck
If you're looking for someone to pull you out of that ditch
You're out of luck, you're out of luck
Ship is sinking
The ship is sinking
The ship is sinking
There's a leak, there's a leak in the boiler room
The poor, the lame, the blind
Who are the ones that we kept in charge?
Killers, thieves and lawyers
God's away, God's away
God's away on business, business
God's away, God's away
God's away on business, business
Digging up the dead with a shovel and a pick
It's a job, it's a job
Bloody moon rising with a plague and a flood
Join the mob, join the mob
It's all over, it's all over
It's all over
There's a leak, there's a leak in the boiler room
The poor, the lame, the blind
Who are the ones that we kept in charge?
Killers, thieves and lawyers
God's away, God's away
God's away on business, business
God's away, God's away on business, business
Godddamn there's always such a big temptation
To be good, to be good
There's always free cheddar in a mousetrap, baby
It's a deal, it's a deal
God's away, God's away
God's away on business, business
God's away, God's away
God's away on business, business
I narrow my eyes like a coin slot baby
Let her ring, let her ring
God's away, God's away
God's away on business, business
God's away, God's away
God's away on business, business
Tom Waits - "God's Away on Business" video from Anti Records on Vimeo.
Note on Tom Waits:
In early 2011, Tom Waits completed a set of 23 poems entitled Seeds on Hard Ground, which Waits says was inspired by portraits of the homeless taken by Michael O'Brien for his upcoming book, Hard Ground, which will include Waits' poetry alongside the portraits. In anticipation of the book release, Waits and Anti- printed limited edition chapbooks of the poems to raise money for Redwood Empire Food Bank a homeless referral and family support service in Sonoma County, California. As of January 26, 2011, four editions, each limited to a thousand copies costing $24.99US each, sold out, raising $90,000 for the food bank.
It was announced on February 9, 2011, that Tom Waits is to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Neil Young. The ceremony is to be held at the Waldorf-Astoria on Monday, March 14, 2011, at 8:30pm EST. It is scheduled to be aired on FUSE TV the following Sunday at 9PM EST
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